Civil War Medical Figures

This exhibit includes some of the most important medical figures from the Civil War. By understanding the challenges faced by these physicians, nurses and other medical leaders during the war, one can more fully comprehend the medicine of the era. Click on a name for a brief biography and description of one or more of the figure's important works held at the Reynolds-Finley Historical Library.

Image: United States Army medicine wagon from the Civil War; [From] Reports on the extent and nature of the materials available for preparation of a medical and surgical history of the Rebellion. United States Surgeon General's Office, Circular No. 6, 1865; Reynolds-Finley Historical Library Arnold G. Diethelm American Civil War Medicine Collection.

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